Presents
We’re here to Celebrate the Hispanic Heritage within our TD Bank Family!
• Please sit back, relax, and enjoy this presentation about some
of our own!
First, Lets take a look at some of the beautiful countries from which the term Hispanic Heritage is derived.
Argentina
El Salvador
Uruguay
Ecuador
Peru
Nicaraqua
Panama
Honduras
Belize
Bolivia
Mexico
Spain
Brazil
Costa Rica
Colombia
Venezuela
Puerto Rico
THROUGHOUT AMERICAN
HISTORY THE MEDAL OF
HONOR HAS BEEN AWARDED
38 TIMES TO AMERICANS OF
HISPANIC HERITAGE
Hispanic American Accomplishments
MORE THAN 88,000 HISPANIC AMERICANS SERVE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES
DURING THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR SEVERAL HISPANICS SERVED WITH THEODORE ROOSEVELT’S “ROUGH RIDERS”
General RICHARD E. CAVAZOS (Retired), U.S. ArmyFirst Hispanic Four Star General in the U.S.Army
APPROXIMATELY 80,000 HISPANICS SERVED IN THE VIETNAM WAR THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND 13 WON THE MEDAL OF HONOR
Ellen Ochoa, The first Hispanic female
Astronaut
APPROXIMATELY 250,000-500,000 HISPANICS SERVED DURING WWII
Dr. Lauro Cavazos was appointed Secretary of Education by President Ronald Reagan, the first Hispanic named to the Presidential cabinet in 1988.
Lucrezia Bori Bori, the first Hispanic
opera diva in the United States, made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in
New York City in 1912.
Nilo Cruz In 2003, Cruz, Cuban-born, was the first Hispanic playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize for his drama, “Anna in the Tropics,” which chronicled the lives of Cuban-Americans working in a 1920s cigar factory.
Cesar Pelli Pelli, an Argentine-American, was the first U.S. Hispanic to be named to the American Institute of Architects 10 Most Influential Living Architects.
José Salas At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Salas became the first Hispanic named to the U.S. Olympic team. He was a boxer.
Hispanic Cultural Influence
Musica
Deportes
T.V. AND MOVIES
Dance
And best of all the FOOD!!!
Please enjoy this “Taste of Hispania” provided by your local USTS Diversity
Committee members
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US TO CELEBRATE “HISPANIC HERITAGE”!
WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION AND WE APPRECIATE YOU!
USTS Diversity Committee